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C. K. Fisher (June 1): This insect was first reported by 
A. 0. Larson on May 2 attacking beans. On May 31 a farmer 
from Modesto brought in sprouted blackeye beans which were 
badly damaged. Ke reported that many fields were badly dam- 
aged and that one farmer did not have more than a 5 per cent 
stand. 
SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG ( Nezara viridula L. ) 
Florida F. S. Chamberlin (June 22): The southern green stink: bug is 
abundant and causing damage to tobacco in Gadsden County. 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (June 24): The southern green stink bug was 
puncturing young tomatoes at Picayune and Carriere and causa ng 
them to fall May 24, and reports of injury to peas and beans 
were received from Lucedale on June 20. 
MOLE CRICKETS ( Scapteriscus spp.) 
North Carolina 3. B. Fulton (June 25): Scapteriscus acletus R. & H. is ap- 
parently increasing in abundance; it is causing injury to 
true 1 -': seedlings only in the southeastern corner of the State, 
but ranges as far north as White Lake, Willard, and Jackson- 
ville. 
South Carolina M. H. B runs on (Kay 27): Scapteriscus sp. has, been very 
abundant and has damaged garden crops extensively at Lake City. 
THRIPS (Thysanoptera) 
New York Weekly News Letter, IT. Y. State College of Agr., June 24: 
Suffolk County. Thrips are beginning to appear in the cauli- 
flower seed beds. Genesee - Orleans Counties. Thrips are p re- 
sent in large numbers on Texas set onions. 
GARDEN SLUGS (Mollusca) 
Delaware K. L. Dozier (June 13): Injury by the striped garden slug 
Limax maximus L. to cultivated pansies and Dianthus at 7ilming- 
ton was reported May 22. 
Ohio 3. '.". Mendenhall (June 3): The garden slug Agrio limax 
agrestis L. is doing considerable damage to garden crops again 
this spring at Columbus. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
ASH-GRAY BLISTER BEETLE ( Macrobasis unicolor Kby.) 
North Carolina R. W. Leiby (June 19): This blister beetle is seriously in- 
juring Irish potato vines at several points in the western 
